Amazons Collection

Amazons of the Bow: A Sketch at an Archery Meeting (coloured engraving)
729474 Amazons of the Bow: A Sketch at an Archery Meeting (coloured engraving) by Davis, Lucien (1860-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Amazons of the Bow: A Sketch at an Archery Meeting)

Homeric cosmogony. Map of the Earth based on the myths and knowledge of the Ancient Greeks at the time of Homer (1st or 2nd millennium BC)

Greek warrior fighting Amazons, the female warriors. 8th-5th century BC. Limestone Relief

Amazons, warriors and witch doctors of Dahomey (coloured engraving)
960269 Amazons, warriors and witch doctors of Dahomey (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Amazons, warriors and witch doctors of Dahomey)

Sarcophagus. Marble. Tel Mevorah. Battle between Amazons
Amazon sarcophagus. Marble. Tel Mevorah. Roman Period. Early 3rd century AD. Detail. Battle between the Amazons and the Greeks. Relief. Rockefeller Archaeological Museum. Jerusalem. Israel

Herakles and the Amazons
The ninth labour : In order to obtain the Girdle of Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons, he must first vanquish the Amazons themselves

Classical Myth / Amazon
With bow and arrow

Attic Red-Figure Volute Krater, 500-480 BC. Creator: Kleophrades Painter
Attic Red-Figure Volute Krater, 500-480 BC. Mixing Vessel with Amazons, Peleus, and Thetis. Additional Info: The krater (mixing vessel) has a plain black body and two friezes on the neck

Fragmentary Attic Red-Figure Calyx Krater, 480-470 BC. Creator: Syleus Painter
Fragmentary Attic Red-Figure Calyx Krater, 480-470 BC. Additional Info: Reconstructed from fragments

Greek warriors defeating Amazons on horseback. The destruction of the Amazons. In jaspidum, sanguin and dactylotheca. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville

Attic vase with scene of Amazons
DGA509585 Attic vase with scene of Amazons, red-figure pottery, Italy, Detail, Greek pottery, 4th Century BC; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania

Harley MS 4431, f.103v, Queen Penthesilea with and her army of Amazons riding through the forest to aid the Trojan army
BL4072637 Harley MS 4431, f.103v, Queen Penthesilea with and her army of Amazons riding through the forest to aid the Trojan army, from L'Epitre Othea, by Christine de Pizan

Amazzoni che si preparano alla battaglia (Amazons preparing for battle), c1675-1680. Found in the Collection of the Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo, Brescia

Hold Your Horses - 04-01-22
Corné Akkers

Scene in "The Yellow Dwarf", at Covent Garden Theatre, 1870. Creator: Unknown
Scene in "The Yellow Dwarf", at Covent Garden Theatre, 1870. London stage production. We have already given a portion of the action that accompanies the great scene, by Mr. W

Statue of a wounded Amazon, 2nd cen. AD. Found in the Collection of the Musei Capitolini, Rome

The corpse of Hector brought into Troy. The Trojan soldiers wear helmets that resemble Phrygian caps. Priam kneels at the left, and Hectors wife Andromache and son Astyanax mourn at right

Sarcophagus Depicting a Battle between Soldiers and Amazons, AD 140-170 (marble)
1075803 Sarcophagus Depicting a Battle between Soldiers and Amazons, AD 140-170 (marble) by Roman, (2nd century); 102.9x232.4x128.3 cm; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas

Amazons and warriors of Dahomey, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print)
5669772 Amazons and warriors of Dahomey, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print); (add.info.: Jean-Charles Pellerin (1756-1836), French draftsman, illustrator and printer

An Amazon female warrior on horseback (engraving)
3479883 An Amazon female warrior on horseback (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration depicting an Amazon female warrior on horseback. In Greek mythology, the Amazons, were a race of women warriors)

Greek warrior fighting Amazons, the female warriors. 8th-5th century bc (limestone relief)
531209 Greek warrior fighting Amazons, the female warriors. 8th-5th century bc (limestone relief); Universal History Archive/UIG

Fight with Amazons, 1587-1680. Creators: Hans Jordaens I
Fight with Amazons, 1587-1680

Amazons of Dahomey in Battle; The Kingdom of Dahomey, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Amazons of Dahomey in Battle; The Kingdom of Dahomey, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Battle of the Amazons, 1543. Creator: Enea Vico
Battle of the Amazons, 1543

The Darius Vase, found at Canosa, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Darius Vase, found at Canosa, 1857. This exquisite work of antique art is of the form of the Apulian Amphora, and is the largest that has ever been discovered

Figures upon a Vase recently found at Cumae, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Figures upon a Vase recently found at Cumae, [Italy], 1856

Amazons in battle. From Liber de natura rerum by Thomas de Cantimpré
Amazons in battle. From Liber de natura rerum by Thomas de Cantimpre, um 1290. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque municipale, Valenciennes

Amazons in battle. From Histoire ancienne jusqu'à César by Wauchier de Denain
Amazons in battle. From Histoire ancienne jusqu'a Cesar by Wauchier de Denain, ca. 1470-1480. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque municipale, Rouen

Amazons. From Histoire ancienne jusqu'à César by Wauchier de Denain
Amazons. From Histoire ancienne jusqu'a Cesar by Wauchier de Denain, c. 1260-1270. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque municipale, Dijon

Amazons in battle. From Speculum historiale by Vincent de Beauvais, 1463. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Amazons in battle. From Speculum historiale by Vincent de Beauvais, 1334. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Amazons in battle. From "Histoires Roger", c. 1280. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Amazonomachy (Battle of Greeks against Amazons). Lekythos, ca 420-410 BC. Found in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Combat between an Amazon and a Greek. (Nolan amphora), ca 470-460 BC. Found in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Battle of Amazons, n.d. Creator: Lodovico Carracci
Battle of Amazons, n.d

Caricature illustration by H M Bateman of three women and a dog, marching with determination in the rain. Captioned, The Amazons: a study in Modern Femininity'

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Statue of an Amazon
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Les Guyanes Et L Amazonie (engraving)
2789144 Les Guyanes Et L Amazonie (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Guyanes Et L Amazonie. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 4 July 1886)

Battle of Amazons, 1547. Creator: Leon Davent
Battle of Amazons, 1547

Amphora (Storage Jar), 340-330 BCE. Creator: Ixion Painter
Amphora (Storage Jar), 340-330 BCE. Terracotta vessel with a narrow neck and small, curved handles, areas of black indicating lost portions of a battle scene

Amazons of the Bow, a Sketch at an Archery Meeting (engraving)
1614489 Amazons of the Bow, a Sketch at an Archery Meeting (engraving) by Davis, Lucien (1860-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Amazons of the Bow, a Sketch at an Archery Meeting)

Defeating the army of Amazon warriors with the magic horn
Vintage illustration from the story Orlando Furioso. Defeating the army of Amazon warriors with the magic horn

Council of the Amazon warrior women
Vintage illustration from the story Orlando Furioso. Council of the Amazon warrior women. That fight was becoming increasingly fierce and dangerous

Alexander Encounters Thalestris, Queen of the Amazons, from The Story of Alexander... c
Alexander Encounters Thalestris, Queen of the Amazons, from The Story of Alexander the Great, Flanders, c. 1600

Newel Post, 1938. Creator: Louis Plogsted
Newel Post, 1938

L Amazone blessee, 1839. Creator: Jean-Francois-Theodore Gechter
L Amazone blessee, 1839

Amazons of Dahomey (b / w photo)
5990429 Amazons of Dahomey (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Amazons of Dahomey. Living Races of Mankind (Hutchinson, c 1910)

Amazons (engraving)
970924 Amazons (engraving) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Amazons)

The Islington Horse Show (engraving)
1060798 The Islington Horse Show (engraving) by Dollman, John Charles (1851-1934) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Islington Horse Show)

Penthesilea, Queen of the Amazons (engraving)
2808064 Penthesilea, Queen of the Amazons (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Penthesilea, Queen of the Amazons.); © Look and Learn

Amazons coming to the aid of the Trojans at Troy

Miss Minnie Hansel and her corps of Amazons at Berlin (engraving)
736057 Miss Minnie Hansel and her corps of Amazons at Berlin (engraving) by English School

Children playing a game of Amazons in Dahomey (chromolitho)
2788855 Children playing a game of Amazons in Dahomey (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children playing a game of Amazons in Dahomey)

Illustration for Lewis Arundel or The Railroad of Life by Frank E Smedley (coloured engraving)
3630634 Illustration for Lewis Arundel or The Railroad of Life by Frank E Smedley (coloured engraving) by Browne

Modern Amazons - Women Archers. late 19th century

Bellerophon fights against Myrina and her Amazons (litho)
5223713 Bellerophon fights against Myrina and her Amazons (litho) by Ford, Henry Justice (1860-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bellerophon fights against Myrina and her Amazons)

The Painted Vase of Darius (engraving)
1587332 The Painted Vase of Darius (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Painted Vase of Darius)

The Battle of the Amazons (oil on panel)
2632347 The Battle of the Amazons (oil on panel) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) (circle of); 71.7x122.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Dutch, out of copyright

Ms 701 fl. 34v, Drawing including a view of the Spinario from the back
3619628 Ms 701 fl.34v, Drawing including a view of the Spinario from the back, late 15th century (pen & ink on paper) by European School

Amazones-archers combattant (engraving)
2789883 Amazones-archers combattant (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Amazones-archers combattant. Illustration for Le Tour Du Monde (Hachette, 1863)

Amazons (chromolitho)
975954 Amazons (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Amazons. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Hercules and the lion and Amazon Armour (colour litho)
957857 Hercules and the lion and Amazon Armour (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hercules and the lion and Amazon Armour)

The Iliad: Penthesileia and her Amazons (engraving)
6026364 The Iliad: Penthesileia and her Amazons (engraving) by Jacomb-Hood, George Percy (1857-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Penthesileia and her Amazons)

The Boudroum Marbles (engraving)
1609179 The Boudroum Marbles (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Boudroum Marbles. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 24 October 1857)

Hyde-Park, Le Ladys Mile, Promenade Des Dames (engraving)
3650178 Hyde-Park, Le Ladys Mile, Promenade Des Dames (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hyde-Park, Le Ladys Mile, Promenade Des Dames)

Hyde-Park, Les Amazones (engraving)
3650176 Hyde-Park, Les Amazones (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hyde-Park, Les Amazones)

Amazonenstatue auf der Freitreppe des Alten Museums (Statue of an Amazon... 1916
Amazonenstatue auf der Freitreppe des Alten Museums (Statue of an Amazon at the Alte Museum), 1916

Jupiter and Antiope. Creator: Attributed to Master FG (Italian, active mid-16th century)
Jupiter and Antiope

Alexander welcoming Thalestris and the Amazons, mid-16th century. Creator: Master FG
Alexander welcoming Thalestris and the Amazons, mid-16th century

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The Amazons, a legendary group of female warriors, have captivated the imagination for centuries. In Homeric cosmogony, they were said to be daughters of Ares and Harmonia, fierce and independent beings who embodied strength and power. Greek mythology often depicted epic battles between these formidable women and male warriors. One such depiction is an ancient limestone sculpture from the 8th-5th century BC, showcasing a Greek warrior locked in combat with an Amazon. The intricate details carved into the stone bring to life the intensity of their struggle. Another portrayal can be found on a marble sarcophagus discovered in Tel Mevorah. This masterpiece depicts a dramatic battle scene between Amazons, highlighting their prowess as fighters. The craftsmanship involved in creating this piece is truly awe-inspiring. Moving beyond Greece, we encounter another representation - this time from Dahomey (present-day Benin). Coloured engravings showcase not only their skills as warriors but also their role as witch doctors within their society. These images provide valuable insights into the rich cultural traditions of Dahomey. It also feature prominently in classical mythologies like that of Herakles (Hercules). Tales recount his encounters with these fierce women during his quests for glory and honor. In more recent times, artists have used caricature illustrations to explore different aspects of femininity through the lens of "the Amazons. " H. M Bateman's satirical illustration portrays three determined women marching through rain with unwavering resolve – offering commentary on modern feminism. Statues depicting they are still be found today across Rome, Italy. These sculptures pay homage to those historical legends where women fought alongside men on equal footing – challenging societal norms even then. Renowned artist Rubens immortalized the Battle of the Amazons in his painting from 1616-1618.